7.3/10124 votes#1 - The Cat And The Book Of Friends
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2008
Natsume discovers that the heirloom "Book of Friends" that his grandmother, Reiko, gave him possesses the names of the spirits she defeated and bound to her will. Assisted by a cat whom Natsume addresses as Nyanko-Sensei (lit. Master Little Meow), Natsume aims to return all of the names to their rightful owners.
Director: Takahiro Omori
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
7.8/10118 votes#2 - The Dew God's Small Shrine
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2008
Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.
Director: Sakai Hashido
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
5.6/10103 votes#3 - The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2008
Natsume is implored to help spirits who are currently being exorcised. He finds a kindred spirit in Tanuma, a boy who also senses spirits although not as powerful as Natsume.
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto
Writer: Kenichi Araki
5.4/1097 votes#4 - Shigure and the Girl
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/29/2008
Natsume's secret is found out by Sasada, the class president, during the "Trial of Courage." She asks for his help to find the spirit that lives in the abandoned school. Natsume denies the fact that he can see anything, but she won't take no for an answer. Meanwhile, the spirit, Shigure, captures the rest of their school mates, in fury of the school being torn down...
Director: Koichiro Kuroda
Writer: Noboru Takagi
5.2/1092 votes#5 - Heart-Colored Ticket
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2008
Natsume comes across an old ticket in Reiko's belongings and decides to go to the abandoned train station to see why she kept it. There, he meets a slow witted spirit named Santo, who was waiting for Reiko the entire time to go Kiriganuma, to see and make up with his friend, Mikuri, but the trip isn't as easy as it first seems...
Director: Tomoyuki Kawamura
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
6.0/10103 votes#6 - The Swallow at the Water Bottom
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/12/2008
Natsume is possessed by a swallow spirit, who wishes to meet a human who once helped her. Natsume agrees to help her and the two grow attached. When Swallow finds the human, Natsume feels bad that she can't actually meet him, but when he hears of a kimono that can turn a spirit into a human for a day, he looks for it.
Director: Harume Kosaka
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
5.4/1090 votes#7 - The Little Fox's Hat
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2008
Natsume goes to a hot spring for a school trip, with an errand from Shigeru to pick up teacups from a near by pottery. While there he meets and helps a little fox spirit, who quickly grows attached to him.
Director: Hidehito Ueda
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
5.5/1089 votes#8 - Fleeting Light
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2008
Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Noboru Takagi
5.0/1084 votes#9 - Ayakashi Exorcism
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2008
Natsume meets a popular actor named Natori Shuuichi who can also see spirits, and has a side job as an exorcist.
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: Kenichi Araki
5.1/1085 votes#10 - Asagi's Koto
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2008
Natsume is possessed by a sick koto player, whose friend wants her to be able to play one last time.
Director: Harume Kosaka
Writer: Kaga Mie
5.0/1082 votes#11 - Nyanko's Book Of Boredom
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2008
When Natsume finally has enough of Nyanko's behavior, Nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble.
Director: Hironori Aoyagi
Writer: Kenichi Araki
5.2/1085 votes#12 - Five Day Mark
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2008
Natsume is cursed by an evil spirit which is sealed to a tree. Not wanting to trouble his adoptive family, he decided to run away from home.
Director: Koichiro Kuroda
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
5.5/1088 votes#13 - Autumn Banquet
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2008
Tanuma finds out that Nyanko-Sensei is a spirit. Tanuma and Natsume enjoy the autumn festival and previous acquaintances are seen again.
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Cat And The Book Of Friends" is the best rated episode of "Natsume Yujin-cho" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Kenichi Kanemaki, it aired on 7/8/2008. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Dew God's Small Shrine".